End of Indonesia Betjak Culture Sparks Controversy in Jakarta
An Indonesian feature notes the betjak pedicab drivers, their role in Jakarta’s economy, and growing moves by the Jakarta Municipal Government to restrict or ban the fleet on protocol roads. It highlights dependency of drivers and owners, social pressures, and observer calls to preserve the tradition as plans unfold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jakarta
Jakarata
Sukarno
Betjak
W. J. Waworuntu
Regia
Waworuntu
Sachmad
Queanbeyan Leagues Club Draws High Society, Hotels Lose
Canberra society shifts to Queanbeyan as the Leagues Club opens a new dining room and touts superior service. Hotels close amid claims staff there cannot match the club's famed hospitality. Parliament’s underground monorail scheme adds a futuristic twist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Queanbeyans Club
Sydney ‘Technical
College
Canberra News
Queanbeyan
Blomph
Canberra
Haute Monde
Thomas Henchley
Mugga Way
Lady Benchley
Forrest-Red Hill
Ultra
Comparisons of Australia’s Economy and Snedden's Soft Sell
A critical verse satirizes Australia’s thriving economy and Prime Minister Snedden’s marketing. It mocks his optimistic stance as shipwreckers debate shared plans, contrasting harsh realities with his cheerful framing. Joan Lynravn.
Scotland the drab and beautiful described in travel notes
The writer contrasts Scotland’s drab industrial areas with its dramatic landscapes from Glasgow’s tenements to the Cairngorms. He visits Edinburgh Aberdeen Braemar and Aviemore, notes the North Sea oil boom prospects and tourism growth, and cites whisky exports and fishing as current strengths while warning of uncertainties for shipbuilding on the Upper Clyde and ongoing work-ins at John Brown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glasgow
Gorbals
Greenock
Clyde
Scotland
Argyle
Loch Ness
Ingan Burgh
Princes Street
Edinburgh
Aberdeen
Avetion
Royal Deeside
Braemar
Farquharson
River Dee
Cairgorm
Imyself
North Sea
Amoco Group
Canberra
Britain
Upper Clyde
Otate Wade
John Brown
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Him
Luke
Omon
Bory
Udon
Cane
Billy
Kip
Ory
Hetjak
Java
Norma Hall
The
Canberra Times
Herbert C. Blomph
Parliament House
Dorothy Camble
Paul Hasluck
Australia
Io Great
Snedden
Joan Lynravn
John Farquharson
Tomintoul
Highlands
Aviemore
Speyside
Inverness
London
Europe
Scottish Tourist Board
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